Visit - Definition

n 1: the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a
short time; "he dropped by for a visit"
2: a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a
doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a
visit to the dentist"
3: the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an
inspection)
4: the act of going to see some person in a professional
capacity; "a visit to the dentist"
5: a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) [syn: sojourn, visit]
v 1: go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see
the Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: visit, see]
2: go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit
Paris?" [syn: travel to, visit]
3: pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the
prominent citizens" [syn: visit, call in, call]
4: come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The
governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator
visited the laboratory" [syn: visit, inspect]
5: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage
on the students" [syn: inflict, bring down, visit,
impose]
6: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn:
chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate,
confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer,
natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit]
7: stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives
in the country for a month"
8: assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed
him quickly"